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[[Image:ChargelightBrigade36-Shotgun3.jpg|thumb|right|400px|{{PAGENAME}} holds a [[Percussion Shotgun]] in ''[[The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)]]'']] | [[Image:ChargelightBrigade36-Shotgun3.jpg|thumb|right|400px|{{PAGENAME}} holds a [[Percussion Shotgun]] in ''[[The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)]]'']] | ||
[[Image: Errol_Flynn_Wade_Hatton_Dodge_City.jpg|thumb|right|400px|'''Errol Flynn''' (1909-1959), holds a Colt [[Single Action Army]] as Sheriff Wade Hatton in the film Dodge City (1939).]] | |||
[[Image: Errol_Flynn_Captain_Nelson_Objective_Burma.jpeg|thumb|right|400px|'''Errol Flynn''' (1909-1959), fires a [[M1A1 Carbine]] as U.S. Army Paratrooper Captain Nelson in the film Objective, Burma! (1945).]] | [[Image: Errol_Flynn_Captain_Nelson_Objective_Burma.jpeg|thumb|right|400px|'''Errol Flynn''' (1909-1959), fires a [[M1A1 Carbine]] as U.S. Army Paratrooper Captain Nelson in the film Objective, Burma! (1945).]] | ||
'''Errol Flynn''' (June 20, 1909 - October 14, 1959) was an Australian actor whose career spanned 1933 to 1959. His first role was as Fletcher Christian in the 1933 Australian film ''In the Wake of the Bounty''. Within a few years he was one of the biggest stars in the Hollywood movie industry. | '''Errol Flynn''' (June 20, 1909 - October 14, 1959) was an Australian actor whose career spanned 1933 to 1959. His first role was as Fletcher Christian in the 1933 Australian film ''In the Wake of the Bounty''. Within a few years he was one of the biggest stars in the Hollywood movie industry. Flynn proved particularly adept at stage fencing, to the point of suffering from typecasting as a swashbuckler in his early career. He accumulated 64 credits as an actor, and has credits as a director, producer, writer and singer. His career was cut short due to poor health. He received 2 posthumous Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, for film and television. | ||
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| [[Percussion Cap Pistol]] || rowspan=3|Major Geoffrey Vickers || rowspan=3|''[[The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)|The Charge of the Light Brigade]]'' || || rowspan=3|1936 | | [[Percussion Cap Pistol]] || rowspan=3|Major Geoffrey Vickers || rowspan=3|''[[The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)|The Charge of the Light Brigade]]'' || || rowspan=3|1936 | ||
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| [[Percussion Shotgun]] | | [[Percussion Shotgun]] | ||
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| [[Springfield Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine]] || mocked up as Flintlock musket carbine | | |||
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| [[Single Action Army]] || Sheriff Wade Hatton || ''Dodge City'' || || 1939 | | [[Single Action Army]] || Sheriff Wade Hatton || ''Dodge City'' || || 1939 |
Latest revision as of 04:01, 20 April 2023
Errol Flynn (June 20, 1909 - October 14, 1959) was an Australian actor whose career spanned 1933 to 1959. His first role was as Fletcher Christian in the 1933 Australian film In the Wake of the Bounty. Within a few years he was one of the biggest stars in the Hollywood movie industry. Flynn proved particularly adept at stage fencing, to the point of suffering from typecasting as a swashbuckler in his early career. He accumulated 64 credits as an actor, and has credits as a director, producer, writer and singer. His career was cut short due to poor health. He received 2 posthumous Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, for film and television.
Errol Flynn can be seen using the following weapons in the following films:
Film
Gun | Character | Title | Note | Date |
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Percussion Cap Pistol | Major Geoffrey Vickers | The Charge of the Light Brigade | 1936 | |
Percussion Shotgun | ||||
Springfield Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine | ||||
Single Action Army | Sheriff Wade Hatton | Dodge City | 1939 | |
M1A1 Carbine | Captain "Chuck" Nelson | Objective, Burma! | Folding stock "Paratrooper Model" | 1945 |